The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-10
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'Roanoak News: It is estimated that
$4,000 gallons of sorghum will be
made in Dare. county this year which
can be readily sold at twenty cents per
gallon. IL = - r.-.. 90.
Goldsboro Argus: Mr.. Levi Strick-
land, we understand, has fifty or
sixty bales of cotton in his fields un-
der water. This gives some idea of
the extent of the damage from the
freshet.
Laurinburg Exchange: Every far
mer ought to subscribe to The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER, Raleigh, N. c., and
every farmer is invited to give his ex-
perience and observations to the pub
lie through the Exchange. By this
means farmers can give and receive
benefits - = ... .'f.t. '
Charlotte Democrat: 66,7OS bushels
wheat, 3O,513 bushels oats and l,06S
bushels rye were thrashed in Iredell
county during the present year, accor-
ding to the report of thrashers; but the
StatesvlMe Landmark thinks that cor
rect returns would run the wheat up
to $4,000 bushels, and other grain in
proportion,
Hillsboro Recorder: Corn is selling
here at 4Oc per bushel and dull sale at
that. We think our county has be-
come self-sustaining as to corr and
wheat. We hope we a continue so.
Chicago corn cribs and smoke houses
are entirely two far from home and
we hope our farmers will not be in a
hurry to rush their surplus grain into
market.
Reidsville Times: Bull frogs have
been catching chickens in the county
of cotton factories and spindles. An
old colored woman in Alamance hear
ing a racket among her poultry, was
surprised when she went out to search
the cause to find a big bull frog hold
ing on to a juvenile chickens head
and the old hen or maternal ancestor
fighting the frog for dear life.
Asheville Advance: One of the sad
dest accidents that we have been called
upon to chronicle for many a day, ,oc-
cured on Smiths mountain, two miles
northeast of this city, evening before
last. A little son of Mr.. Dock Hud-
gins, aged five years, while roasting
chestnuts was so terribly burned that
he died yesterday morning. His
mother was also badly burned about
the hands in attempting to extinguish
the flames from her burning childs
clothing.
Lincolnton Courier: On Sunday, the
18th, Mr.. A: G. Dellinger, who has a
store at Chronicle, four miles North of
Denver, and his family, attended the
association at Macedonia. During the
seyening his son Samuel, daughter and
Lee Howard returned home finding a
window in the store open, and making
investigation to learn the cause discov-
cred a mani In the house. They at
once laid hands on him and soon had
him we'll secured with ropes. He was
recognized to be a white man named
John Clark. He had already secured
the change in the cash-drawer, some
$40. Clark is an ex-convict.
Greensboro Patriot: Comment was
recently made on the abundance of
mast on the trees in all parts of the
State. 1t is especially notable in the
Piedmont section, and the chestnut
crop is one of the largest aver known.
The latter will be marketed and be
quite a source of revenue. The peo-
pie in all the mountain section call this
"a year of plenty, and well they may.
They have never had such crops in all
their lives. Peace and plenty seems
to be the watch werd.--Messrs. j.
w. Scott & Co., of thisc ity, shipped
$4,000, lbs. of dried berries last Friday.
This is the boss shipment of the season.
Smithfeld Herald: We have been
shown a sample of Carrie Corn raised